National Republican., 1887-07-13
THE SHELLABARGER CAR.
ITS SUCCESSFUL TRIPS OVER SEVERAL
b WESTERN ROADS.
The Use of the sheilabarger Live Stock
Car Results In Great Saving to
Stock and, Enhancement In the Value
Of tho Cattle transported In Them.

Learning that the vice president OF the
sbelabarger Car Company, Mr.. A. b.
White, was in the city reporter OF the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, yesterday repaired
to the company's Office, 93S f street, and
obtained from him tho following state
ment, which will be Of interest to our read
ers:
"Mr. White and MIR. w. W. Heron, Sec
retary Of this compony, have been west for
the past three months conducting trial
trips and negotiating with railroad com
panies In the interest Of the Shellabarger
company.
"The first trip was made from Pauline,
Kan. to Chicago, a distance OF $50 miles
Pauline is station on the Atchison, To-
peka, and Santa Fe Railroad, and the ship
ment was made under the auspices of the
Santa Fe company. Eighty cattle, that
averaged 1918 pounds each, were loaded
In five Shellabarger cars, and transported
to Chicago along with train OF ordinary
stock cars. The cattle In the Shellabarger
cars lost but 20 pounds each; those In the
ordinary cars lost CO pounds. The
cattle carrid in the shellabarger cars sold
for "a. 70 per hundred; those carried In the
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"When they arrived In Chicago Messrs.
Heron and White were met by the live
stock agent OF one OF the great trunk lines,
who was so much pleased with the results
Of the shipment that he proposed an imme-
diate trip over his road. Ho also said that
that II this shipment proved as successful
as the one just made over the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe road hewould ask the
officials OF his line to give the Shellabarger
Cara n thprauph tpat with n vIaw IN fhpir
adoption.
"a Shellabarger car was loaded With
cattle and run to Pittsburg in connection
with an ordinary stock car. The cattle In
| the Shellabarger car gained 200 pounds ln
weight; those in the ordinary car lost 500
pounds. The shipper saved over $40 by
using the shellabarger car. 1t Is needless
| agent were both highly pleased.
| "True to his promise the stock agent met
Mr.. Heron In Pittsburg and recommended
| the Shellabarger car to the officials OF his
road. Mr.. Heron succeeded In getting q
memorandum from the general manager o.
that road, in which It was stipulated that
five trips should be made with Shellabargei
cars over his line from Chicago to Pitts
burg; also, that, II these trips proved salts
for the use Of the Shellabarger fixtures IL
their cars. In pursuance Of this agreemen
the second trip was made with five cars, II
which the cattle lost thirteen pounds each
In the ordinary cars on the same train the
cattle lost thirty pounds each, thus showing
a saving to the shipper, by using the Shella
barger car, Of $12 on each carload. AS thi
shipper handles 600 carloads a year h
was not long In seeing that, at that rate
there would be saving to him of $500
per annum by using the Shellabarger car
He at once Insisted upon the adoption o
said car.
"On trip number three the cattle game,
230 pounds per car; on trip number four
made last week, there was gain OF Z
pounds per car; trip number five will b
made this week. II satisfactory land
may be predicted with absolute certaint
that It will be SOY the trunk line In questio
will be ready to use the Shellabarger fix
lures in their cars.
GAS soon as the annual meeting OF tn
stockholders Is over, which will take plac
on the first Monday In August next, the rt
naming two trial trips will be made on th
Atcbison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
That road is just as friendly to the Shells
barger car as heretofore represented, an
we have no doubt but that It will adopt ou
car. After the car has been placed upon th
two great trunk lines above mentioned n
further trial trips will be necessary, and th
business of the Shellabarger company wi
mainly consist of negotiations with railroa
companies and in looking after its roya
ties"
From the foregoing It will be seen tha
the Shellabarger car is winning Its way 1
the only practicable manner. That is, It
| placed IN direct competition with the ord
nary stock car, and also with all those ha,
ing the latest improvements. That 1t wi
distance all competitors has been the opir
ion of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, from th
inception Of the enterprise, and need nj
be here repeated. Another thing seen
very evident, and that is the managemer
of the company have met with no obstacle
from any railroad, and that they hay
adopted plan for bringing their cars int
general use by which they will avoid ar
peals TO the courts or the interstate con
mission. In other words, the Shellabarg,
car Is being introduced entirely on It's ow
merits, which have obtained for It the III
qualified commendation OF both shippe
| and railway officials.